Jude Bellingham has officially joined Real Madrid as announced by the two parties involved. It’s a big deal for a big player, Jude Bellingham becomes the most expensive British player of all time overtaking Manchester City’s star Jack Grealish.
Real Madrid signed Jude Bellingham for a transfer fee AllSoccer believes to be in the region of £115m. He will now become the second most expensive signing in Real Madrid’s history behind Belgian winger Eden Hazard who eventually became a flop at the club in the end.
Take a look at the top 3 most expensive British players of all-time;
1. Jude Bellingham – £115m
Jude Bellingham became the most expensive British player of all time after joining Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2023.
The Englishman is a product of Birmingham City Football Club academy and just like that he is a Real Madrid player now. What a transformation for the 19-year old.
The teenager was so pivotal for Dortmund in their title fight in the 2022/23 Bundesliga season. He will join Real Madrid on July 1 when the International transfer window opens officially.
2. Jack Grealish – £100m
In the year 2021, Manchester City signed Jack Grealish for a transfer deal worth £100 million, it actually made him the most expensive English player ever at that time.
In his first season with the club, he won the Premier League title, before securing a historic treble in his second campaign under Pep Guardiola.
He is just a couple of years into his lucrative 6-year deal at Manchester City.
3. Harry Maguire – £80m
The most expensive defender and third most expensive British player of all time is Manchester United’s Harry Maguire.
Manchester United signed Harry Maguire from Leicester City for a transfer fee worth £80m which remains a world record fee for a defender, although many regarded the deal as being overpaid.
The Englishman eventually became a flop at Manchester United and he could leave the club this summer for a very low fee or even for free as the Manchester United captain is not regarded as important at the club.